Cody York (22) scored 33 points, hauled in eight rebounds, blocked three shots, dished out two assists and had two steals in the game.

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The PHS spirit line (bottom left) was on hand at to cheer and help with the Friends And Neighbor (FAN) club 50-50 raffle.

Cody York’s school record eight three-pointers was the shot in the arm the Longhorns needed to take a first-round state tournament 75-46 victory over the Sedona Red Rock Scorpions.

York broke the mark of seven set by Hunter Walden in 1998 and tied by Tyler Pettet in 2001.

The senior sharp shooter finished his red-hot evening with stats that could be a month’s worth of play for some high school players.

He tallied 33 points, hauled in eight rebounds, blocked three shots, dished out two assists and had two steals.

“It was a good night for him,” coach Kenny Hayes said. “His career best is 34 points he scored against Alchesay.”

Most impressively, York shot 61 percent from the field, hitting eight of 11 from three-point territory.

The PHS victory, which was chalked up Feb. 21 in Wilson Dome, propelled the state sixth-seeded Horns into a second-round game against No. 3 Chinle.

The clash tips off at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Wildcat Den in Chinle.

“I’m excited. We are looking forward to that game and playing in that type of atmosphere,” Hayes said.

Chinle typically draws about 4,000 reservation area fans to Wildcat Den, which has been called the finest high school arena in America.

Coasting to a win

In Payson’s win over Sedona, which entered the tournament as the 11th seed, the Horns jumped out to a 13-8 lead and expanded it to 30-18 at halftime.

By outscoring Sedona 21-11 in the third quarter, the Horns built a commanding cushion that allowed Hayes to begin emptying his bench, inserting some players recently brought up from the junior varsity.